The US Treasury division says Isis branches in Africa relied on local 'fundraising schemes' such as theft, extortion of local populations and kidnapping for ransom as well as financial support from the Isis hierarchy.
02 March 2022 - 08:41Mozambique's northernmost province of Cabo Delgado has since 2017 been home to a festering insurgency linked to the Islamic State. File imageThe US Treasury department has identified and sanctioned a group of people it alleges are Isis organisers and financiers based in SA.
“The SA-based Isis members designated today pursuant to executive order 13224, as amended, have provided support for the aforementioned transfers or served as leaders of Isis cells in SA. Isis branches in Africa, the US Treasury division said, relied on local fundraising schemes such as theft, extortion of local populations and kidnapping for ransom, as well as financial support from the Isis hierarchy.
According to the US Treasury, he was arrested by the SA government in 2018 together with his associates for their involvement in a plan to deploy improvised incendiary devices near a mosque and commercial and retail buildings.: is said to have recruited young men in SA and sent them to a weapons training camp.